. The book of garden management : Comprising information on laying out and planting Gardening -- Great Britain. in mind concerning them is, that the length must always correspond with the width. In cases where both length and breadth are given, the easiest way to proceed is as follows :—Make the line for the lergth, and another for the width perpendicular to it. Then take a distance one half the entire length of the oval, and place the stake or compasses at an equal dibtance on each side from the cen+re, and cut the base-line from each extremity of this line diagonally to the point
. The book of garden management : Comprising information on laying out and planting Gardening -- Great Britain. in mind concerning them is, that the length must always correspond with the width. In cases where both length and breadth are given, the easiest way to proceed is as follows :—Make the line for the lergth, and another for the width perpendicular to it. Then take a distance one half the entire length of the oval, and place the stake or compasses at an equal dibtance on each side from the cen+re, and cut the base-line from each extremity of this line diagonally to the point where the oval inclines to its centre. Then insert two strong stakes at the front of the base-line ; place a garden-line round them ; draw it tight, and it will slip round the stakes and define the ellipsis. Ovals can also be formed by the aid of two, three, or four circles, as shown below. 364. In fig. 1, three circles are formed on the centre line of the oval, whose length is given. The outer edge of the two end cu'cles forms the end of the eUipsis. Then draw the lines, he, of, ec, and ag, and, where they cut the centre of the figure is the point for describing the sides of the oval. Placing a stake, or one leg of the compasses, at a, describe the line gf; then move to c, and describe he, and the ellipsis is completed. 365. To make fig. 2, form two cu'cles, II, I, whose circumferences will touch each other. Take the diameter of one, place the compasses in the centre of the circle II, already formed, and sweep upwards to a, and downwards to h ; place them in the opposite circle, and sweep in the opposite direction. Where these lines in- tersect each other, draw two more circles of the same diameter, and those will form the end of the oval. Then place one end of the compasses at I, and describe the side from B to H ; remove to II, and draw F to C, and the figure is complete. These circles may all be formed by means of a stake, to which a string is attached. 366. Fig. 3 is sti
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